snipits

hope everyone had a great christmas! we sure did! it was so nice to witness christmas through georgia's eyes this year.  on another note here are a few things i see throughout the day that make me smile and make our new house our home so far. it was so nice to spend our first christmas here.

and a cute one of gigi watching the older kids at the library.

we strolled around the neighborhood this morning and checked out a new cookie shop that just popped up in the neighborhood. very cute and very yummy. i get so excited when i see a new business come into the hood. we chatted with the owners for a bit, tested out some treats and grabbed a coffee to go. if you get a chance, show some support to this new local business. i recommend their chocolate shortbread cookie or pumpkin pie whoopie!

xo

in the spirit of giving

so we have moved in and are starting to feel settled. there are still some things that need to be done, but those will come in time. we want to live in our house and feel it out for a bit. get to know it as it becomes our home. the one thing we did do, almost immediately, was buy our christmas tree.

georgia loves all the fun ornaments we have collected over the years. i have ornaments from the 70's, before my time;) ornaments i chose or made as a child, ornaments casey has added to the collection and so on. i love an eclectic tree! and in the spirit of christmas and giving we have made a conscience effort to cut back and pay it forward. i have organized for the teachers and students at my school to donate money to local families in need. we have raised $500 so far! as for gifts within the family we are keeping it simple. i really want to instill in g that great feeling of appreciation and respect for the things she does have.
i wonder if she will have a look of surpirse when she comes downstairs on christmas morning?? we have been practising it at bath time every night. so far she just stares at me. i have, however taught her how to say "mamma mia!" hand gestures and all.

excited for this

feist

home stretch

we are getting there folks. casey moved all of our furniture into the house this weekend and we spent saturday night, a little tipsy on sake, unpacking and cleaning the kitchen! painters are painting every wall, ceiling, piece of trim, and nook and cranny a warm shade of white and will be done on friday. our electrician surprised us this morning and showed up a whole 3 days early! so, keep your fingers crossed for us as we hope to wake up in our new house monday morning.

so now for the added touches. we have picked up a few items here and there at local flea markets and have some art we have acquired over the past few years, but we want to keep the house open and clutter free. we have also decided to only buy those "wow that would be perfect!" pieces, so the house will remain pretty bare in the furniture department for the time being.

here are some cute things that have caught my eye!


map for gigi's playroom!


entrance.






thanks to grandma sally we have the teepee!




i just found this pic and it totally looks like our kitchen so far. weird.

happy 'ween

i can't find my socks!

 they have just been blown fresh off my feet. i just ate the most delicious meal at buca. i love that i get to spend my 30th birthday doing what i love! eating yummy food and hanging with my closest!! case and i are going to cowbell saturday, friggin ffffffffinally!

if my job was blogging and downloading images to post to corresponding blogs i would be fired but at least i have some from tonight;)

tile, hardwood, and paint o my!

casey has been priming the house.

we have tiles permanently cemented to the floor.

hardwood will be installed wednesday - well that is the word on the street.

i will post pics i took yesterday. i just can't wait to drink a glass of wine with casey in that dang house.